An explosion blasted Mexico's best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital Tuesday, killing over two dozen people and injuring scores more while sending a huge plume of charcoal-gray smoke into the sky, officials said.
The explosion, which was not being linked to terrorism, happened at the open-air San Pablito Market in Tultepec, in the State of Mexico.
"The death toll increases to 27 dead and more than 80 injured. The most critical are being transported by helicopter to various hospitals," Tultepec emergency services said in a Facebook post.
I grew up in South America and I always stayed the hell away from these markets. They're always poorly regulated and there's always fires. RIP to the victims. When will la informalidad end?
I grew up in South America and I always stayed the hell away from these markets. They're always poorly regulated and there's always fires. RIP to the victims. When will la informalidad end?
Yeah, if they don't keep the fireworks safe, something can ignite anytime and fly into another firework and suddenly the whole place is exploding.
So many tragedies keep happening in 2016.
